Diffident
Diffident adjective - Not comfortable around people.
Troubled and diffident are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Troubled" instead an adjective "Diffident".
Nearby Words: diffidence, diffidently
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Related pairs
- nervous and diffident
- nervous and troubled
- uneasy and diffident
- uneasy and troubled
- uncomfortable and diffident
- uncomfortable and troubled
- jumpy and diffident
- jumpy and troubled
- anxious and diffident
- anxious and troubled
- fearful and diffident
- fearful and troubled
- worried and diffident
- worried and troubled
Cite this Source
Troubled and Diffident. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffident/troubled
Diffident & Troubled. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffident/troubled>.
Troubled or Diffident. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffident/troubled.
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